#351 MARGARET Ave, KITCHENER ON · Downtown Neighbourhood Alliance
January 7, 2026
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The restaurant's mechanical dishwasher was not maintaining proper water cleanliness, temperature, or sanitizer levels during wash and rinse cycles.
GIANT TIGER is in the Downtown Neighbourhood Alliance neighbourhood. Downtown Neighbourhood Alliance, Kitchener has 257 restaurants tracked on Pass or Fail, inspected by the local public-health unit. As of June 3, 2026, there are 101 (39%) that have passed their most recent inspection, with 140 (54%) conditional and no closures.
This restaurant has been inspected 3 times since March 12, 2025, with 2 passes, 1 conditional outcome, and 0 closures on record.
Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
This record comes from the local public-health unit for Kitchener. Inspectors record any violations of applicable health regulations on each visit. The result above is the most recent inspection on file.
A pass means no significant violations. A conditional pass means an issue was found and the restaurant was given time to correct it. A closed result means the inspector ordered the place to stop serving customers.
Downtown Neighbourhood Alliance
Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer / Chlorine sanitizer concentration must be at least 100 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner / Ensure walls are kept clean and in good repair
Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers / Hand washing station must be used only for hand washing of employees
Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained / Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles in good repair
Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed to permit a clean and sanitary environment / Maintain and arrange equipment to permit a clean and sanitary condition
Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests / Provide tightly sealed entrances and / or screened entrances to prevent the entry of insects, birds, rodents, and other pests